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Witchtape #91 | Guest Wizz : Funky Chap

That morning, the little witch woke up a few minutes before sunrise in a frosty forest.  With her eyes still half-open from a good night’s sleep, her heart suddenly skipped a beat from excitement when she realized it was the day of the Spring Equinox, which meant her wizard was coming to visit her.  Contrary to popular belief, witches and wizards are truly romantic beings, although they rarely meet.  So each year during the spring equinox, all stars align and everywhere on the planet couples of witches and wizards get together.
During her daily inspection round of the forest, the girl made all necessary arrangements to organize the customary game of hide-and-seek.  Of course, all forest animals were part of the conspiracy, and so was the tree nymph, who had never seen the wizard before.
The tradition is that the witch hides somewhere deep inside the woods and the wizard has to find her.  The last 2 years, the plan of the girl always quickly fell through with her lover managing to find her in a matter of minutes, despite hiding in the top of the highest tree or under a pile of dry leaves.  So this year she needed a better plan.  After weeks of thinking, she decided to simply hide in plain sight in the middle of the center clearing of the forest, speculating that the wizard would search everywhere, except in the most obvious place.
This year, the spring equinox coincided with a beautiful half-moon, with light and darkness perfectly balancing each other out.  This gave the little witch the idea to cast a spell over one half of the forest, so that the Southern part was full of flowers and singing birds while the Northern half was still frozen and silent.
At noon, an owl passed the news that the wizard had arrived in the forest so the witch quickly installed herself on a dry patch of moss in the center glade, while a couple of dunnocks decorated the girl’s long brown hair with little white flowers.  
This year, the hiding plan worked so well that after 3 hours of ransacking the woods, the wizards still hadn’t found his girl.  The giant wizz had a really tough time plodding through the muddy sections of the forest.  Finally, he found the pond which the badgers had dug for the nymph a few months earlier.  It struck him that this water body didn’t exist the last time, so he was almost 100% sure the little witch was hiding below the water surface.  It is a known fact that witches can stay under water for hours, so that looked like the perfect hiding spot.  The wizard slipped out of his clothes and waded into the pool.  He quickly sensed a female presence in the water, so his heart started to throb very fast from excitement.  Unfortunately for him, the girl in the water was the nymph and not the witch.  And nymphs are known for their fierce temperament, so after a brief but fiery encounter he made a quick getaway out of the water, apologizing at length to the nymph while hiding behind a tree, shivering from the cold until a group of helpful badgers brought back his clothes.
After an owl reported these events to the little witch, she started to chuckle so loud that she gave away her position.  After that it was only a matter of minutes before the wizard found the witch.  Her heart jumped from joy as she looked up to her giant (2m40 tall) lover of pure African blood, while his heart raced when he looked into the little (1m58) European witch’s mesmerizing green eyes.  Soon her soft snow-white skin touched his silky pitch-black skin while they engaged in the most tender embrace the forest had ever seen.  After their passionate welcome kiss, the intertwined couple observed the beautiful half-moon rising high in the sky, while the sun went down to announce an unforgettable starry night …

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https://soundcloud.com/funky-chap
https://soundcloud.com/sunset-grooves

Artwork by Irina Alexandrovna (Ironika)

Witchtape #91 | Guest Wizz : Funky Chap

☼ Funky Chap 
SC: @funky-chap
FB: https://www.facebook.com/FunkyChap66/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/funkychap_/

It has been four years since I last did a mix for Sunset Grooves and it was high time I did a mix returning to my funk roots. Not the easiest of genres to mix but definitely one of the most fun you can have :) This is a mix full of some of my favorite funk tracks at the moment  and one or two classics I needed to include.. all mixed with a modern touch to give that extra kick/punch that I dig so much. 

Hoping to seduce some music fans who haven't explored much this genre and those who know it to hopefully discover a few tracks you have not come across :)

Sunset Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

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Sunset Grooves Podcast #198 - Funky Chap

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The perfect Sunday antidote: A Voyage of Spirits by Funky Chap.

Funky Chap, hailing from Lausanne in Switzerland, recorded this set in his little flat overlooking Lac Léman with the snowy mountains on the other side appearing slowly through the clouds whilst the sunshine caused an orange tinge on the clouds.  

With his musical world filled with groove and unexpectedness, Funky Chap’s idea behind this set was to do something different, putting unpredictable pieces of music together, with a hope of bringing about a few smiles and some music that the listeners haven’t heard before.

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Soundcloud: 
@funky-chap
@sunset-grooves	
Facebook: fb.com/FunkyChap66

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C.M.A. & JANE RYSE @ LE PETIT PARIS AFRIKA BURN  30.04.22
Dream a little Dream

Our first recorded B2B set with lots of Love. We started in the middle of the day with no audience and closed with a full stage at Le Petit Paris Camp. Inbetween Pedrolito joined us with some live Percussions. What a day ;) Special Thanks to Alessandro and Martin from Le Petit Paris ! Merci pour dancing

See you next year !

In Dust we Trust

Cedric & Janine


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https://www.instagram.com/janeryse/

C.M.A. & JANE RYSE @ LE PETIT PARIS AFRIKABURN 30.04.22 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM

Some people ask what style of music do you play and it is very difficult for me to respond. However, if I am playing in a night club or a festival and need to crank up the bpm's I absolutely love it! It has been a while since I last mixed and therefore been curating some of these dance floor bangers over the past few months! Bring on the summer sunsets! 

☼ Funky Chap
SC: @funky-chap
FB: www.facebook.com/FunkyChap66/
IG: www.instagram.com/funkychap_/

Sunset Location: Lavaux, Switzerland 

Tracklist: 

Audiense & Mukk - Meet Me (Original Mix)
Sasha Carassi - Dream Factory (Original Mix)
Man Power - Severin (Original Mix)
Vini Pistori - Arithmetic (Colossio Remix)
O.N.O (Paris) - Days of Past (Original Mix)
The Organism - Conquistador (Original Mix) 
Leo Diniz (BR) - Circuit (Original Mix)
Lucefora - El Valle De Los Cisnes (D-Formation Remix)
Sobek & AIKON - Come On (Original Mix)
ND Catani - Aground (Danito & Athina Remix) 
Ezikiel - Infinity Race (Basti Grub Remix)

Sunset Grooves Podcast #220 - Funky Chap

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ZSA ZSA - RTTS, 20h00 - 22h00 Friday, May 2022  (The SPIRIT Train)

On this week's podcast edition, we welcome Switzerland based Dj " Funky Chap".

He is the founder of Sunset Grooves and he's also a member of the following music families: Nie Wieder Schlafen, Orient Art, Seaside Trip, Deepist, Sound(ge)cloud, Serenades, NachtEinTagAus and many more.

Follow Funky Chap here:
https://soundcloud.com/funky-chap
https://soundcloud.com/Sunset-Grooves
Bookings: sunsetgrooves@live.com

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Funky Chap [Journey Series]

Sometimes the weather is perfect, sometimes the crowd is perfect, sometimes the sound system is perfect. So all of that happened at our sold-out show at the Roof with me Crussen & Stavroz, what an amazing party! 

Here’s the recorded opening set, I hope you enjoy it all over again, and thank you Output for having me back at your amazing venue!

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ILLICH MUJICA LIVE AT THE ROOF W CRUSSEN & STAVROZ

Illich Mujica Live at The Roof @ Output, Brooklyn - Sunset opening DJ set with Crussen & Stavroz

In the month of June, when living gets easy and temperatures are rising, it is the perfect time to enjoy a tropical cocktail. And it couldn’t get more tropical than with today’s special. 100% natural, refreshing and healthy: the coconut, cracked open by no one less than the Sol Selectas label head, Sabo.  

Sabo’s name has long been held in high esteem with the Afro-Latin House and the Moombahton scene. Today, Sabo is digging deeper into Tribal and Tech sounds. Behind the decks, his innovative approach to each DJ set makes him a consistent stand out at Festivals like Coachella, Lightening in a Bottle, Shambhala, Fusion, Symbiosis, Desert Hearts, Further Future, and Burning Man’s Robot Heart bus.  

As a label boss, he is known for his dynamic vision. Sol Selectas started back in 2004 as vinyl only imprint and platform for Sabo’s remixes and mashups. Today the label captures a wide array of sounds, enlisting up and coming underground producers from all over the globe, as well as prominent well-known producers in the industry, focusing the sound on deep spiritual dance music, guiding its listeners into the future realm with positive intention. 

Sabo once said he likes to DJ outdoors within nature, where he feels connected to the Earth when dancing. His sets always tell a story, with lots of tribal percussions, this time filled with super chilled out vibes and foot tapping downtempo beats. It’s never aggressive, but always groovy. You can literally hear the waves breaking into a magical turquoise lagoon, filled with colorful tropical fish and fringed by palms, when sipping off this delicious Coconut.  

By the way did you know that plastic straws make the top 10 list of litter items on beaches? One of the best way to reduce your plastic footprint is to avoid using plastic straws and use stainless steel straws instead. As we did for Sabo’s coconut 

We are proud to have a very special artist and person kicking-off the Schirmchendrink summer. Thanks, Sabo, for joining the Schirmchendrink family!  

Cheers 

The bartenders,  

Link Up!

Sabo:
@djsabo
www.facebook.com/SaboFanPage
www.beatport.com/artist/sabo/32062
@solselectas

Schirmchendrink:
@schirmchendrink
www.facebook.com/schirmchendrink
www.schirmchendrink.com

Ingredients

Coconut | Sabo

The cold and windy weather,
The dust,
The bike lights,
The giant stag head shimmering in the deep playa,
The beautiful souls dancing in the pre-dawn darkness,
The vibrant lights of the Sonic Runway,
The incredible love and energy shared and received,

It was pure magic.

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Photo & Cover Design: Shayan Tesla Gaeni

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The Gardens of Babylon: 
@thegardensofbabylon
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Niki Sadeki - Maxa Xaman - Burning Man 2018

By some inexplicable act of the universe, we were entrusted with steering the Spirit Train through the golden hours of Saturday afternoon. The wind had stopped, the sky was ablaze and we were on such a radical contact high from the energy on the dance floor that we can barely recall a thing.

This recording serves as a reminder that this all actually happened.
Thank you to the Spirit Train crew for making this possible. And thank you to our family for anchoring the front of the floor and for one of the best weeks we can remember.

With love, Nick and Leila
@mycontacthigh"

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Facebook > https//www.facebook.com/thespirittrain/
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Spirit Train AfrikaBurn 2019

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CONTACT HIGH - live @Afrikaburn 2019 Saturday 16H00-18H00 (The SPIRIT Train)

This set was created for Pele's Fire Camp due to happen on Thursday from 18h to 20h sunset time (9:30 & A). For technical reasons, it never happened to be played, such a shame. The theme was deep ocean so I selected only deep melodic house, such a nice 2h journey. Enjoy it!

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PeleFire @ Burning Man 2019 (Black Rock City)

It has been a pleasure and honor to organize Diskoloop together with @bonjukbay few weeks ago <3
Summer 2020 you have been full of surprises... In these troubled times, we have connected, we have laughed, we have shared joy and peace, we have lost ourselves in a magical Diskoloop...
This is one of the sets I played that weekend, facing the sea, at sunset, in the enchanted Bonjuk Bay. Thank you for dancing!

Sunset at Diskoloop x Bonjuk Bay (22-08-2020)

These days are testing us and I hope that music can connect us through these hard times everywhere. As an artist it is hard and sometimes challenging to keep the focus on music as no events are allowed and it is uncertain when they will take place again. I put a lot of love and thought into this episode and want to thank Flow Music for organising and supporting artists with this project.

Much love from Berlin, Jacob Groening 
Soundcloud: @jacobgroening
Facebook: fb.me/jacobgroening
Instagram: instagram.com/jacobgroening_official
Artwork - Jai Piccone

Flow Sessions 025 - Jacob Groening

Thank you for finding the latest in the In Too Deep series.  I wanted to drop a set that summed up what we have nearly all felt we have missed in 2020.  The ability to start a night out with a few chill tunes just to get us in the mood, maybe a couple of ‘pre drinks’… the anticipation of the night ahead… and then the night itself.  Funky Chap and I wanted to create a set that carried you through the journey of a great night out from beginning to end to remind us all that it won’t be long until we are able to get out there again and share a great time with friends and fresh tunes to match.
For this set you will find Funky Chap spinning the first hour in typical fashion from him.. an eclectic style that I struggle to find anyone else managing with such a cool and well, funky approach.  I’d say it’s very unique, and that’s what I love about him.  As head honcho of one of the best and most established channels out there with Sunset Grooves, it was a great honour to have him aboard for this trip.

So I play the second hour, and I’m going back to my roots with a peak time clubby sound that I wanted you to close your eyes and imagine you are there amongst it all, with the wonderful people, the lights, the bass, hands in the air.. ah, how we miss it !
We really appreciate you joining us and hope you enjoy this set.

With love, Jeremy (Funky Chap) & John (Electronica Massiva)

From Funky Chap..   I have been a fan of John’s edits and track selection from the moment I first heard him. Therefore the moment we got together to make this in too deep mix and being in charge of starting it off, I got inspired to choose tracks that would take the dance floor on a unique musical experience. Naturally, being the founder of @sunset-grooves my track selection always varies yet has that groove that will keep driving the mix. The idea is to get the listener all warmed up so that John can take over and exhaust the listeners to a frenzy. An absolute pleasure to do this collaboration with you and share good music with those who love it.

Connections..
Jeremy aka Funky Chap @funky-chap  Sunset Grooves @sunset-grooves

Artwork..
@arilumusic

Mastering..
Electronica Massiva

Electronica Massiva & Funky Chap - In Too Deep

We are thrilled to have the wonderful @temo-sayin who has put together this lovely mix full of fresh and unique tracks. A proper musical journey with lots of subtle instruments and delightful vocals to brighten up your week :) Read the interview to put a smile on your face! 

Interview with Temo
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➢I hope you agree to answer a few random and fun questions to share with our listeners?  

No. Bye!😂

➢To start you off tell us what song puts you in a good mood when you wake up in the morning?

 This morning I was listening to «Stretch – Why Did you Do it?» while spilling coffee all over the floor….

➢Tell us two or three must know facts about your “Die Empathie” events that you run in Zurich? 

«Die Empathie» started back then in 2015 with Phuong. Instead of doing decoration, we create worlds. We tell a story – for one time only. Then close the book and let the memory last forever. Last time we took about 15 wrecked cars and were dancing in to the sunset on the roofs of them.

➢You have played with a number of excellent artists, tell us who blew your mind the most? 

To blow my mind, it’s rarely the artists itself that causes that. It’s a merge between music, people, occasion and most important the unexpected.

➢Since the pandemic it has been difficult time for the music scene, how has it changed within Zurich and what do you think will be different when things return to a certain “normality”? 

I have to say, that I was playing my fingers to the bone in 2020. Switzerland was on of the only countries where you could have raves up to 300 ppl. This stopped in September and I went to Ibiza to take a timeout. If someone told me, that I will go once to Ibiza to take a rest from clubbing, I would have him/her delivered to the madhouse😂

Actually I try not to worry about the «return of normality» as I can not change it. I accept the current situation and try to make the best out of it. Nevertheless I am looking forward to transmit my feelings through music in front of people and most importantly feel the warmth of hugs.

➢Lastly, regarding this mix you have done for us, can you tell us a little bit of your thought process behind choosing the tracks you chose?

 The choice of my tracks happens mostly spontaneous depending on my mood of the day. If I try to prepare the set a week earlier, I would rip it of completely the next day as I am not happy with it. I can’t listen to pumping techno when I am all alone at home. Never had. Never will. So if possible, make you’re self comfortable, if possible try to catch a sunray or two and get lost in beautiful memories – It was at least my mood while recording.
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Sunset Location: Ibiza

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We Sleep in the Clouds 
Dream in the Sky
We Dream of Happiness
A Life of Magic

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▼ Next Gigs: 
30.03.2024 - Folklor, Lausanne 
19.04.2024 - Plan B, Lausanne 
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▼ Upcoming Releases: 
Daiian & Funky Chap  [Sunset Grooves EP 001] 
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▼ Bookings: 
sunsetgrooves@live.com  
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Played at the Following Festivals:
2023 Children of Panacea Festival (CH) 
2023 Transhumance Festival (CH)
2022 Red Champery Festival (CH) 
2021 Afterseason Festival (CH) 
2021 Am Bach Festival (CH) 
2021 Les Fines Herbes Festival (CH) 
2019 Garbicz (PL) 
2019 Montreux Jazz (CH) 
2019 Sound Sound Festival (CH)  
2018 Afterseason (CH)  
2018 Burning Bäer (DE) 
2017 Afrika Burn (SA)  
2017 Burning Bäer (DE)
2016 Balélec Festival (CH)
2014 Burning Man (US) 
2014 La Fiesta Festival (CH) 
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Lover of all good music. 
Founder of @Sunset-Grooves .
Lausanne, Switzerland

Part of the following Music Families: 
Wildfang 
Nie Wieder Schlafen
Tepeme Musica
Dream Culture
Magician on Duty
Seaside Trip 
Sound Council 
Overloop 
MyFamilia Musica
Sound(ge)cloud
Serenades
NachtEinTagAus
Lughat alRouh 
Deep House Toronto 
Home, Land of Bes 
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